Precisely.... without the 'preempt', the first router (RSM, MSFC, etc) would never take control back from #2 after coming back up....
I would also be suspect of all of the lines that say 'standbye'........ hehe =) Seriously tho, just for overkill, we always put preempt on all HSRP groups...... it won't allow a lower priority router to take over, but keeps things in order (if there are more than 2 involved).... BTW, why are you tracking VLANs? Not to say that it's not possible or needed, but I've not seen that..... Mike W. "Phil Lorenz" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I'm a little confused by configs I see in production that appear to be > contrary to how I think HSRP works. > > What is the significance of the preempt statement on Switch #2 in this > example below ??? > > Is it- without the preempt statement on the second switch (even though > it > has the lower priority), the HSRP priority would not change back if > Switch > #1 flapped a few times ??? > > ex: > Switch #1 > > inter vlan 1 > 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0 > standbye priority 255 preempt > standbye IP 10.10.10.3 > standby track vlan 101 > > Switch #2 > > inter vlan 1 > 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0 > standbye priority 254 > standbye IP 10.10.10.3 > standby track vlan 102 > > Thanks > Phil Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44766&t=44762 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
